PRIVATE ALBERT ASHCROFT - SPECIAL RESERVE

[silkman3811]

Thanks

[jay dubaya]

Steve, it reads all as one line 'dismissed drills under paragraph 272 Special Reserve Regulations 13/06/1914. I believe these regulations may date to 1911 but what the actual paragraph reads...dunno

Jon

[GraemeClarke]

Hi

Firstly I know nothing about it BUT having Googled it I came up with the following

As far as the difference in their conditionsof service admit, the training of line and special reserverecruits will be carried out concurrently, and these two classesof recruits should be included in the same squads for instruction. The training should not last more than six months inthe case of a regular recruit, and four months, including any training carried out underparagraph 272, Special ReserveRegulations, in the case of a recruit for the special reserve (see syllabus in Appendix II), at the end of which period the recruit should be fit in all respects, except musketry, to perform the duties of a trained soldier in the branch of the service to which he belongs. The training of a recruit for an extra reserve battalion will be in accordance with the syllabus issued with Army Order 299 of 1911.4. As a general rule the training of recruits should be begun and completed at the regimental depot.

See page 5 in the downloadable document 'Infantry Training 1914' at http://www.scribd.com/doc/57964031/Infantry-Training-1914

Regards

Graeme

[silkman3811]

Hi

Firstly I know nothing about it BUT having Googled it I came up with the following

As far as the difference in their conditionsof service admit, the training of line and special reserverecruits will be carried out concurrently, and these two classesof recruits should be included in the same squads for instruction. The training should not last more than six months inthe case of a regular recruit, and four months, including any training carried out underparagraph 272, Special ReserveRegulations, in the case of a recruit for the special reserve (see syllabus in Appendix II), at the end of which period the recruit should be fit in all respects, except musketry, to perform the duties of a trained soldier in the branch of the service to which he belongs. The training of a recruit for an extra reserve battalion will be in accordance with the syllabus issued with Army Order 299 of 1911.4. As a general rule the training of recruits should be begun and completed at the regimental depot.

See page 5 in the downloadable document 'Infantry Training 1914' at http://www.scribd.co...y-Training-1914

Regards

Graeme

Ahhh... that makes sense!

Thanks for your help in clearing that one gents

cheers

Steve